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The Hempstead crime rate is higher than the New York average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #338

Hempstead, NY	1,881.25
New York	1,193.71
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Hempstead, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Hempstead, NY	Count	8	NA	248	221	201	607	157	3
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	14.4	NA	445.1	396.6	360.7	1,089.3	281.8	5.4	1,873
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	19.8	121.8	229.4	257.2	1,381.4	79.7	NA	1,072
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Hempstead, NY	Count	10	3	204	216	206	630	122	2
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	18.1	5.4	369.6	391.3	373.2	1,141.3	221.0	3.6	1,827
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	13.1	138.6	234.7	287.2	1,458.8	78.8	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Hempstead, NY	Count	9	9	207	239	217	636	139	4
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	16.6	16.6	380.7	439.5	399.0	1,169.5	255.6	7.4	1,962
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	14.6	146.4	242.3	329.9	1,503.5	88.6	NA	1,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Hempstead, NY	Count	8	10	207	214	295	600	154	8
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	14.8	18.5	382.4	395.3	545.0	1,108.4	284.5	14.8	1,976
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	14.1	145.9	234.1	336.0	1,477.2	99.2	NA	1,170
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Hempstead, NY	Count	12	3	218	219	304	613	134	8
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	22.5	5.6	407.9	409.8	568.8	1,147.0	250.7	15.0	2,084
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	14.3	146.9	226.4	335.3	1,500.4	105.4	NA	1,181
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Hempstead, NY	Count	6	9	254	213	199	646	229	10
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	11.1	16.7	470.4	394.5	368.5	1,196.4	424.1	18.5	2,046
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	13.2	144.0	223.5	321.6	1,502.5	111.9	NA	1,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Hempstead, NY	Count	10	10	192	129	197	469	231	16
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	19.4	19.4	372.0	249.9	381.7	908.7	447.6	31.0	1,839
	New York	Per 100,000	4.3	14.4	163.0	216.4	337.3	1,527.3	128.9	NA	1,212
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Hempstead, NY	Count	7	12	141	175	194	497	218	6
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	13.4	22.9	268.9	333.8	370.0	947.9	415.8	11.4	1,682
	New York	Per 100,000	4.2	15.2	161.1	233.7	336.1	1,497.2	145.3	NA	1,228
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Hempstead, NY	Count	4	10	181	131	220	551	179	3
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	7.6	18.9	341.7	247.3	415.3	1,040.2	337.9	5.7	1,604
	New York	Per 100,000	4.8	16.4	178.6	235.1	355.1	1,531.1	166.4	NA	1,300
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Hempstead, NY	Count	4	16	210	165	204	565	316	NA
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	7.5	30.1	394.6	310.0	383.3	1,061.6	593.8	NA	1,919
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	18.9	182.7	239.7	353.3	1,569.6	185.6	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Hempstead, NY	18.00
New York	32.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Hempstead, NY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2012	Hempstead, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	New York	Per 100,000	3.7	0.9	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2010	Hempstead, NY	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.0	18
	New York	Per 100,000	3.6	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Hempstead, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Hempstead, NY	2.27
New York	3.86
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Hempstead, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Hempstead, NY	Count	145	121	24
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	260.2	217.1	43.1	2.39
	New York	Per 100,000	434.2	322.7	111.5	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Hempstead, NY	Count	148	121	27
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	268.1	219.2	48.9	2.44
	New York	Per 100,000	439.6	327.8	111.8	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Hempstead, NY	Count	148	119	29
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	272.2	218.8	53.3	2.45
	New York	Per 100,000	432.5	322.6	109.8	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Hempstead, NY	Count	148	119	29
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	273.4	219.8	53.6	2.47
	New York	Per 100,000	425.6	317.1	108.5	3.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Hempstead, NY	Count	154	126	28
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	288.2	235.8	52.4	2.62
	New York	Per 100,000	434.5	322.6	111.9	3.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Hempstead, NY	Count	135	109	26
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	250.0	201.9	48.2	2.26
	New York	Per 100,000	439.0	325.1	113.9	3.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2007	Hempstead, NY	Count	134	107	27
	Hempstead, NY	Per 100,000	255.6	204.1	51.5	2.30
	New York	Per 100,000	460.5	330.0	130.4	3.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Hempstead, NY	Count	147	118	29
2005	Hempstead, NY	Count	146	116	30